Dear Colleagues, folowing the message sent by Dr. Skiff, I have taken several images of M96. The suspected object is there. I report the following data (astrometry and photometry). All the data are based on the USNO A1.0. unfiltered CCD (assumed to peak in the R band); 19980510.821 (UT) 126R Position (J2000): R.A. 10h46m46.01s Decl. +11d50'07.5'' I posted the image of the suspected SN at http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/susp.jpg Regards, Gianluca -- *********************************************************************** * Gianluca Masi "Two things fill the soul * * Via Madonna de Loco, 47 with awe and reverence [...]: * * 03023 Ceccano (FR) the starry sky above me and * * ITALY the moral law within me" * * email: gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it * * http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/ I. Kant * ***********************************************************************